Hey, it could happen.

It happened just four years ago.

When the Cyclones take the field on Saturday for their last home game of the season, they want it to happen again. Never mind the fact that their opponent, Nebraska, is ranked #5 in the nation right now. ISU has defeated a top ten NU three times over the last twenty years.

Hey, who’s afraid of the bad Big Red? It could happen.

And who says it couldn’t? Certainly not wide receiver Tyrone Watley.

“Nebraska is a notch above Colorado,” Watley conceded, noting that Colorado-Nebraska is one of the biggest match-ups in college football this year, “but I think after the way we came out and played against Colorado, anything is possible.”

The realization of possibilities lies in the past.

So, let’s reminisce. In 1992, the football team was plagued with quarterback injuries, wore yellow pants and helmets, and played their home games on AstroTurf. Remember?

Good. Let’s get more specific.

On November 14, 1992, a timid fifth year senior quarterback named Marv Seiler took the field with his pals Ty Stewart, Mark Doubrava, Chris Ulrich and Malcolm Goodwin. The loudmouthed throng of corn-fed Husker fans grew increasingly more silent as they watched Jim Walden’s unrated Cyclones trounce their beloved Huskers, 19-10.

The goalpost was dragged into Lake LaVerne, and “Voice of the Cyclones” Pete Taylor dubbed the victory ISU’s biggest in history.

Remember?

If you don’t, that’s O.K. Just play along.

“You have to play a perfect game to win a contest like this,” said commentator Eric Heft at the end of that game. “You have to execute and the offensive and defensive lines have to dominate at the line of scrimmage.”

A fair analysis? Probably. Can the Cyclones do that?

They say they can.

“We’ve been working our ass off all week, and it’s finally time to taste some success,” proclaimed defensive end Chin Achebe.

So, what’s it going to take?

In the 1992 game, place kicker Ty Stewart kicked four first half field goals to put the Cyclones up 12-10 going into the locker room. The Omaha World-Herald devoted three quarters of its Sunday sports section and front page story to the win, hailing Ty Stewart phenomenal.

Compare sophomore Jamie Kohl. Whatever slump he was in has surely ended. His potential to be a hero has certainly increased.

In the 1992 game, quarterback Marv Seiler was key, running 77 yards on a draw play that set up the only second half score for either team.

Compare senior Todd Doxzon. No one should say that the man can’t run, and his game experience easily tops Seiler’s.

Seiler’s Nebraska game was his first career start.

In the 1992 game, the defense played flawlessly to hold the Huskers’ No. 1 offense scoreless in the second half.

ISU’s defense is young, but not incapable of stopping a good offense. All it’s going to take is a little of something special.

Just ask a defensive player.

“We’ve been playing really well at home,” said linebacker Derrik Clark. “We need the crowd to come out and give us something special that we’ve never seen before.”

And maybe this weekend will be special. Maybe we’ll see something we’ve never seen before.

Hey, it could happen.